USDA’s Corbitt Wall: Feeder auction numbers lighter nationwide

Compared to last week; feeder and stocker cattle traded steady to 3.00 lower with instances as much as 6.00 lower late Tuesday and early Wednesday, but late-week sales bounced back to early-week levels with some additional recovery noted. 

1. Ag commodities seemed directionless Wednesday morning
2. U.S. wheat conditions well below average
3. Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
4. Cornell genetic testing process cuts cost by up to 75 percent
5. Angus Foundation receives $28,500 from “The Card Challenge”
6. Commentary: In praise of animal foods

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
3. Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
4. Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
5. Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
6. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally

1. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
2. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
3. Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
4. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
5. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
6. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower